F R O G G Y

Real Name: Erin
Pencils, Colors, Story, Character Design
Age 19, Female

Not really sure what I'm supposed to write down here. Um...I guess I'm just your average teenage girl. I work in a coffee shop, Blenz, where I make fancy coffee for yuppies.

I grew up in a little artsy town that practically pushed it down your throat, but I developed my own way of doing things early, cuz, unfortunately, "artsy" people don't consider cartooning art. :p My style is, quite obviously, heavily inspired by animé. I got into it when Pokémon was all the rage *gag*, but I mostly enjoy Ranma 1/2 and Gundam Wing, and I'm starting to get more interested in Slayers and Escaflowne too, so my art is inspired by those a lot.

I'm also a webcomic junky, and some of my main inspirations are MegaTokyo, Life of Riley, and, most of all Sacred Pie, which is the first webcomic I read seriously, and what inspired me to want to start in on my own comics, so that someday I could be that good. Life of Riley is my most recent obsession. I love the characters and stuff, the whole thing is really original. Artwise, MegaTokyo is how I'd love to be, but never will be. :) My style's just waaay too different.

Um, let's see, what else? I'm thinking of starting up a new comic sometime soon about a succubus who's trying to earn her wings, and I'm constantly doing new artwork and stuff, so I keep pretty busy. Maybe I'll just update this when I figure something else out to say.

T O R C H

Real Name: Eric
Pencils, Inks, Layout, Character Design
Age 20, Male

Hmm... what can I say about myself?  I'm a goofy canuck who skateboards, snowboards, off-roads, and basically tries to damage himself however possible.  Right now I work at a Ford dealership as a lot-guy, washing and moving cars for the rich people that can afford 'em. 

In a few months (July '03) I'll be going to the British Columbia Institute of Technology to pursue a degree in auto mechanics.  I can do most of it now, but you need the paper that says you can do it before they'll pay you anything. 

Which brings me to my second love, next to Erin:  The Snowjob.  It's a 1984 Ford Bronco that I bought near the end of '01 in order to travel to all the local hills here (Whistler, Seymour, etc.) Most of the time, you need 4x4 to get up the snowy roads.  Unfortunately, when I bought it, it was profusely fuckted.  So the last little while and every scrap of spare change has gone into fixing it.  Maybe I'll post pictures once its all primo.

As for art - which, lets face it, is the real reason you're reading this - I've never been to art school, I've never been to any art class above high school, either because a) I like to go my own route, or b) because I can't afford it, or c) because I'm stupid.  I've learned photoshop, and all those stylin' coloring skillz on my own and by looking at comic books (most notably Battle Chasers by Joe Madureira).

I'm usually funnier than this.  Oh well, maybe I'll rewrite it later, if I get in a 'funny' mood.

Ha.

 

N I C K

Real Name: Nick
Artist and Writer, Chowpang Cat
Age 18, Male

I grew up in the secluded Nowheresville of Pender Harbor, learned to draw because I HAD to become better than my brother, Eric, but I'm not. I never took any art courses, hence the not-so-goodness. Now I work down in another secluded Nowheresville, Ladner, as an Uber-Cook.

I was inspired to draw Chowpang Cat after reading 8-Bit Theatre and seeing how it's the same pictures of those characters over and over and over and over, just like Chowpang Cat will be. You'll notice he never moves.

Don't worry, soon, Chowpang Cat will have a plot, and then all will be well.

Erm...I'll write more later when I can think of things to say.